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Four reasons why I probably should not have named my book 'Silent but Deadly'
In case you haven’t been paying attention, I recently published a popular anthropology book titled Silent but Deadly: The Underlying Cultural Patterns…
Jun 5
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Kirsten Bell
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May 2023
The case of the missing areolae
Recently, my husband and I visited the Uffizi Gallery in Florence and noticed a common theme in the sculptures and paintings of nudes: many were missing…
May 29
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Kirsten Bell
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Bell on Bell: HARDtalk
This piece is inspired by Richard Ayoade’s book Ayoade on Ayoade. BELL: How would others describe you? BELL: On Twitter a lot of people talk about how…
May 22
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Kirsten Bell
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Tech is changing what it means to have a dominant hand
This article was originally published in Wired on February 9th, 2023. As Wired’s exclusive publication rights have ended, I’m reposting it here…
May 15
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Kirsten Bell
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A typology of inconsiderate swimmers at public pools
Given that last week’s post focused on budgie smugglers and swimming pools, I thought I would continue the theme this week by providing some reflections…
May 8
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Kirsten Bell
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Hygiene, swimming pools and the French obsession with budgie smugglers
This piece is dedicated to Nadine Beckmann, who first alerted me to the rules about speedos in French swimming pools. I haven’t been able to completely…
May 1
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Kirsten Bell
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April 2023
The purpose of nicknames
While I was working on ‘What’s in a name?’, I became interested in the topic of nicknames and how they relate to personal names. This piece is a…
Apr 24
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Kirsten Bell
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An ode to Renesmee
Given that last week’s post focused on personal names, I thought I’d tell you a story this week about my very own encounter with ‘Renesmee’ – one of the…
Apr 17
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Kirsten Bell
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What's in a name?
In 2008, Deborah Campbell called a local ShopRite in New Jersey to request a birthday cake for her three-year-old son. However, when they heard her…
Apr 10
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Kirsten Bell
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What snot sub-genres tell us about children's books
After giving you a short break from the topic, we’re back on snot again. I promise this is the last piece! (Actually, that’s a blatant lie; I can make…
Apr 3
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Kirsten Bell
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March 2023
My accidental petition to canonise my cat
If you read last Monday’s article, I assume it’s abundantly clear that I’m a cat person, rather than a dog person. My deep love of cats dates back to CC…
Mar 27
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Kirsten Bell
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Must love dogs
This post originally appeared on the Popanth blog (no longer in operation) in 2014. A greatly expanded version of this article appears in my book Silent…
Mar 20
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Kirsten Bell
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